The politics of boycott
As elections loom, how will the decision by Burma’s main opposition party to sit out the elections affect the larger efforts towards at democracy?
Htet Aung | May 01, 2010
A record victory, poorly attended
How will the April election results affect the prospects for sustainable peace in Sri Lanka?
Tisaranee Gunasekara | May 01, 2010
A deal is a deal
With the suspension of preferential trading access, the European Union has sent a strong message to the Sri Lankan authorities.
B Skanthakumar | May 01, 2010
Coca-Cola care
Decentralised funding is the only way to reduce Southasia’s continued sky-high infant mortality.
Joe Thomas | May 01, 2010
Jungle theatre
Even in an age of multimedia, Zhadipatti theatre remains extremely popular in Maharashtra.
Ajay Joshi | May 01, 2010
Running tourism
Why are running trails in Southasia not yet a popular form of adventure tourism?
Roger Henke | May 01, 2010
A diaspora begins
Has resettlement given a fillip to the cause of democracy in Bhutan? Will the right of return be far behind?
T P Mishra | May 01, 2010
Beyond the ‘national child’
How to create storybooks for a plural world.
Deepa Sreenivas and Deeptha Achar | May 01, 2010
Between literacy and reading
The story of one publisher’s ‘new’ genre: the Tamil picture book.
V Geetha | May 01, 2010
Three decades later
In a short period of time, Pakistan’s publishing industry has made great strides in children’s literature – though there is still a long way to go to ensure quality.
Rumana Hussain | May 01, 2010
The troll of children’s literature
Writing for children entails reaching out for the imaginative and enchanting in one’s own life.
Tabish Khair | May 01, 2010
Making children with literature
In Afghanistan, radio stories are helping to mend childhoods.
Aunohita Mojumdar | May 01, 2010
Books that teach nothing
Let children read to be enthralled, not educated.
Anushka Ravishankar | May 01, 2010
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